Patents by Inventor Anthony Thostenson

Anthony Thostenson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DEVICE FOR FURCATING FIBER OPTIC CABLES
    Publication number: 20090190889
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes a housing, a plurality of furcation tubes, and a bundled cable. The housing has an opening at a first end and a plurality of channels at a second end. The furcation tubes are aligned with corresponding channels. One end of the bundled cable extends into an interior space of the housing through the opening. The bundled cable has a cable jacket and cable filaments. A first portion of the cable filaments extends beyond the end of the cable jacket in the interior space. A plurality of optic fibers is disposed in the bundled cable and the housing, and a molding compound is disposed around the furcation unit. Individual optic fibers are in individual furcation tubes and movable to slide longitudinally relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Paul Robinson, Daniel Bagby, Terry Kleeberger, Anthony Thostenson, Bill Eliot, Douglas Harvey
  • Device for furcating fiber optic cables
    Patent number: 7494284
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes a housing, a plurality of furcation tubes, and a bundled cable. The housing has an opening at a first end and a plurality of channels at a second end. The furcation tubes are aligned with corresponding channels. One end of the bundled cable extends into an interior space of the housing through the opening. The bundled cable has a cable jacket and cable filaments. A first portion of the cable filaments extends beyond the end of the cable jacket in the interior space. A plurality of optic fibers is disposed in the bundled cable and the housing, and a molding compound is disposed around the furcation unit. Individual optic fibers are in individual furcation tubes and movable to slide longitudinally relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Carlyle Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Robinson, Daniel Bagby, Terry Kleeberger, Anthony Thostenson, Bill Eliot, Douglas Harvey
  • DEVICE FOR FURCATING FIBER OPTIC CABLES
    Publication number: 20080138020
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes a housing, a plurality of furcation tubes, and a bundled cable. The housing has an opening at a first end and a plurality of channels at a second end. The furcation tubes are aligned with corresponding channels. One end of the bundled cable extends into an interior space of the housing through the opening. The bundled cable has a cable jacket and cable filaments. A first portion of the cable filaments extends beyond the end of the cable jacket in the interior space. A plurality of optic fibers is disposed in the bundled cable and the housing, and a molding compound is disposed around the furcation unit. Individual optic fibers are in individual furcation tubes and movable to slide longitudinally relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Paul Robinson, Daniel Bagby, Terry Kleeberger, Anthony Thostenson, Bill Eliot, Douglas Harvey
  • Device for furcating fiber optic cables
    Patent number: 7270485
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly includes a housing, a plurality of furcation tubes, and a bundled cable. The housing has an opening at a first end and a plurality of channels at a second end. The furcation tubes are aligned with corresponding channels. One end of the bundled cable extends into an interior space of the housing through the opening. The bundled cable has a cable jacket and cable filaments. A first portion of the cable filaments extends beyond the end of the cable jacket in the interior space. A plurality of optic fibers is disposed in the bundled cable and the housing, and a molding compound is disposed around the furcation unit. Individual optic fibers are in individual furcation tubes and movable to slide longitudinally relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Carlyle, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Robinson, Daniel Bagby, Terry Kleeberger, Anthony Thostenson, Bill Eliot, Douglas Harvey